Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Rivian with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Intern roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rivian overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rivian as a Software Engineering Intern according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 38%
Presentation: 13%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Rivian (Irvine, CA)
Interview
Overall a relatively easy process, but this is team dependant. I had 2 rounds plus the initial screening call. 1st round was with the hiring manager, 2nd was with 2 engineers for a technical coding test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions about my past projects. Digging into decisions, reasoning and motivations.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Rivian (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2022
Interview
2 interviews, first one with the hiring manager, technical coding interview some simple questions about syntax of cpp. The second one was a panel interview with two engineers on the team. I presented one sample of my work and they asked me questions.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2022
Interview
It was smooth, consisting of 3 back-to-back Zoom interviews. First 2 were technical interviews with engineers, and 3rd one was with hiring manager. Then follow up with recruiter the next week. Overall very well organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resume related questions, standard coding problems, etc.